Battle of Tippermuir

Battle of Tippermuir
Part of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms
Date 1 September 1644 Location Perth, Scotland 56°23′44″N 3°32′24″W / 56.39556°N 3.54000°W / 56.39556; -3.54000 Result Royalist victory
Belligerents
Scottish Royalists Irish Brigade	Parliament of Scotland
Commanders and leaders
Lord Montrose Alasdair Mac Colla John Graham Lord Kilpont Sir William Rollo	Lord Elcho James Murray Earl of Tullibardine Sir James Scott of Rossie James, Lord Drummond Captain David Grant
Strength
2,000–3,000 foot 150 cavalry	Disputed: c.2,000–7,000 foot c.400–800 cavalry
Casualties and losses
Light	400–2,000
Registered battlefield
Designated	14 December 2012
Reference no.	BTL39
Tippermuir class=notpageimage| Location within Scotland

The Battle of Tippermuir (also known as the Battle of Tibbermuir) (1 September 1644) was the first battle James Graham, 1st Marquis of Montrose, fought for King Charles I in the Scottish theatre of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. During the battle, Montrose's Royalist forces routed an army of the Covenanter-dominated Scottish government under John Wemyss, Lord Elcho. The government side took heavy losses.

The battlefield is presently inventoried and protected by Historic Environment Scotland under the Scottish Historical Environment Policy of 2009.^[1]